The Important Cinema Club
A podcast on high film art, entertaining film trash, and everything film in between. Subscribe to the Patreon for new premium episode every week. https://www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub
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October 26, 2026 • 13 mins
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October 20, 2026 • 62 mins
We discuss the slasher franchise CHILD'S PLAY and its lovable scamp of a protagonist, Chucky.
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October 18, 2026 • 46 mins
Imagine going through life as the world's greatest Jerry Lewis impersonator. That was life for the late, great Sammy Petrillo. Today, Sammy Petrillo is best known for starring in Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla (1952), a legendary Martin & Lewis rip-off movie... but there's so much more to his story. On this special interview episode, Will talks to Dave Abramson, author of the new book YOUR TIME IS NOW: THE SAMMY PETRILLO ...
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October 15, 2026 • 15 mins
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October 9, 2026 • 63 mins
We discuss the work of Writer/Producer/Editor/Cinematographer/Producer J.R Bookwalter and take you through his career as a teenager directing THE DEAD NEXT DOOR, his foray through the trenches of no-budget LA filmmaking, and his newest film SIDE EFFECTS MAY VARY.
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October 5, 2026 • 14 mins
Justin forced Will to watch three TV Halloween Specials... and Will had no idea what was coming.
The first one is the the evill dummy episode of Family Matter,
The Second has Will "Scared ____less"
And the third animated asks WIll if he has "Annnnny quesssstions?"
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October 1, 2026 • 21 mins
A 16mm Hollywood dreamscape co-starring George Kuchar and released by Troma, SCREAMPLAY fell through the cracks when it was first released in 1984. Now, this psychotronic oddity is finding its audience in a new restoration from Muscle Distribution and Matchbox Cine. On this interview episode, Will talks to writer/director Rufus Butler Seder and Muscle Distribution founder Elizabeth Purchell.
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September 29, 2026 • 70 mins
We went to TIFF 2026, some more than others, and we talk about our experiences.
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September 25, 2026 • 9 mins
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September 18, 2026 • 45 mins
We discuss the work of underground legend George Kuchar, with a focus on HOLD ME WHILE I'M NAKED, THE DEVIL'S CLEAVAGE, and WEATHER DIARY #1
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September 6, 2026 • 59 mins
We discuss Will Smith and his entire film career.
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September 1, 2026 • 53 mins
We discuss some giant monster movies: GORGO, GAPPA: THE TRIPHIBIAN MONSTER, and YONGARY, MONSTER FROM THE DEEP.
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August 21, 2026 • 1 min
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August 13, 2026 • 44 mins
In the late 1960s, when a wave of revolutionary fervor swept the globe, many international filmmakers asked what role cinema could play in activating social and political change. In America, that filmmaker was Robert Kramer. But though his films like ICE (1970) and MILESTONES (1975) are key documents of their time, he has largely been excluded from American film history. On this interview episode, Will talks to Whitney Strub about ...
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August 12, 2026 • 52 mins
We discuss the work of the Writer/Director of REPO MAN, WALKER and REPO CHICK.
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August 10, 2026 • 17 mins
Woooo boy. If you thought we got personal before, you ain't heard nothing yet.
We watch and discuss Episodes 16, 17 and 18 of Neon Genesis Evangelion - but mostly use the episodes as jumping off point to discuss what our favourite ramen is, how we approach writing, and what our most uncontrollable fears are.
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July 30, 2026 • 68 mins
We discuss Auteur Directors who made commercials: Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Glazer, Spike Jonze, and the super production by BMW called The Hire, which included work by John Woo, Wong Kar-wai, Ang Lee, and more!
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July 25, 2026 • 28 mins
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The Laser Blast Film Society, a film screening group Justin used to co-host back in the day, met up for the first time in forever to marathon all of the official Scary Movie films.
Do they survive till the end? How many laughs happen per movie? And what are the guaranteed things th...
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July 21, 2026 • 8 mins
It looks like the person on the poster is passing a kidney stone.
We talk EVIL DEAD remakes on Patreon! To listen to the full episode and 100s more subscribe now: https://www.patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub/posts/patreon-438-evil-164461244
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July 16, 2026 • 65 mins
This week, we discuss Making-of Special Features you'd find on LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray and focus on the documentary MYSTERIES OF LOVE: THE MAKING-OF BLUE VELVET, THE MAKING-OF STEVEN SPIELBERG'S 1941, THE MASTER FACTOR: THE MAKING-OF TERRY GILLIAM'S 12 MONKEYS, and INFERNO: THE MAKING OF SYLVESTER STALLONE'S THE EXPENDABLES. Are they cinema? We decide!
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